AWHONN High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics

Description

Co-published with the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), this comprehensive book on advanced obstetrics practice focuses on the care of childbearing women with complications during pregnancy and the related professional concerns of perinatal professionals caring for them. This substantially revised edition reflects the significant change in this specialty area and the need to collaborate in practice to maximize patient outcomes. All chapters have been revised by RN-MD author teams.

This edition includes the AWHONN Perinatal Morbidity Advisory Panel Top 5 Issues: obesity, thromboembolic disease, diabetes, perinatal infections, and cardiac disease. The entire first section presents the realities of today's practice including ethics, collaboration, and patient safety. Nineteen chapters detail the primary complications of pregnancy.

Features

--NEW! 19 chapters present complications
--NEW! All chapters written by MD and RN teams
--NEW! Broader market appeal
--NEW! Case studies in clinical chapters
--NEW! Eleven new chapters
--NEW! Entire new first section reflects new practice parameters.
--NEW! Expanded art program
--NEW! Includes top 5 issues in perinatal morbidity
--Chapter summaries
--Clinical application section includes 16 chapters
--Displays highlight salient content

About the Author(s)

Nan H Troiano RN, MSN
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Carol J Harvey RNC, C-EFM, MS
Clinical SpecialistHigh Risk Perinatal<

Bonnie F Chez RNC, MSN
President, Nursing Education ResourcesPerinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist &amp; Consultant&l

Specs

Edition: Third
Product Format: Softbound
ISBN: 9780781783347
Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
Pages: 448
Pub Date: Jan 30, 2012
Weight: 2.0

Associated Specialties

Section 1: Â Â Â Â Â Â Foundations for Practice Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Obstetric Practice: State of the Specialty Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jeffrey P. Phelan and Bonnie Flood ChezÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Collaboration in Clinical Practice Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nan H. Troiano, Shailen S. Shah, and Mary Ellen Burke Sosa Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ethical Challenges Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough, and Bonnie Flood Chez Â Section II: Â Â Â Â Â Clinical Practice Adjuncts Â Chapter 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Invasive Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Monitoring during Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nan H. Troiano and Sreedhar Gaddipati Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mechanical Ventilation during Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nan H. Troiano and Thomas M. Jenkins Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pharmacologic Agents Suzanne McMurtry Baird, Stephen D. Krau and Michael A. Belfort Â Section III:Â Â Â Â Clinical Application Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hypertension in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carol J. Harvey and Baha M. Sibai Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sreedhar Gaddipati and Nan H. TroianoÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brian A. Mason and Karen Dorman Â Chapter 10Â Â Â Â Â Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Continuous Insulin Infusion Management in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maribeth Inturrisi, Nancy C. Lintner and Kimberlee Sorem Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 11Â Â Â Â Â Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric Setting Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Patricia M. Witcher and Keith McLendon Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 12Â Â Â Â Â Induction of Labor Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Washington C. Hill and Carol J. HarveyÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 13Â Â Â Â Â Acute Renal Failure Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Betsy B. Kennedy, Carol J. Harvey and George R. Saade Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 14Â Â Â Â Â Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Deborah Anne Cruz, Patricia M. Constanty and Shailen S. Shah Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 15Â Â Â Â Â Obstetric Hemorrhage Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Carol J. Harvey and Gary A. Dildy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 16Â Â Â Â Â Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Melissa C. Sisson and Marcy Mann Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 17Â Â Â Â Â Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Patricia M. Witcher and Lewis Hamner III Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 18Â Â Â Â Â Sepsis in Pregnancy Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Julie M. R. Arafeh and Bonnie K. Dwyer Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 19Â Â Â Â Â Amniotic Fluid Embolus Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ReneeÃ† Jones and Steven L. Clark Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chapter 20Â Â Â Â Â Perinatal Infection Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Patrick Duff &